Grandmother’s Stabbing Prompts Calls for More Patrols

Almost a week after the stabbing death of a grandmother, there are increasing calls to step up security and stamp out racial abuse. Brisbane woman, 70-year-old Vyleen White, was fatally stabbed at Ipswich’s Redbank Plains shopping centre in front of her six-year-old granddaughter on Saturday. Five boys, aged 15 and 16, have been criminally charged. One 16-year-old is charged with murder. Ms. White was stabbed as the group stole her Hyundai Getz, police allege. Redbank Plains community members, led by independent candidate in the upcoming Ipswich City Council election, Josh Addison, have called for a greater police presence in the area. Mr. Addison said a permanent police beat was needed at Redbank Plains....